With tears streaming down her face, Cheryl Ruggiero said she had fought for justice for her son, Army Sgt. Matthew Gallagher.

Nearly a year after Gallagher was shot dead by another soldier in Iraq, Ruggiero said she must let the fight go for the sake of her two other children.

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Gallagher, 22, was shot by his roommate, Army Sgt. Brent McBride, 25, who just accepted a plea agreement with the Army that will send him to a military prison for a maximum of seven years.

McBride will plead guilty to manslaughter instead of the original charge of murder.

Ruggiero said Army officials told her there was not enough evidence to convict McBride on the charge of murder, which under military law would have sent him to prison for a maximum of 12 years.

Ruggiero said she probably will never know the absolute truth about what happened between her son and McBride.

McBride told investigators the shooting was an accident during a game of QuickDraw between the two men. The game is a competition to see who can draw his weapon faster. McBride said when he drew his weapon and jokingly pulled the trigger, he didn't know the gun was loaded.

Ruggiero said her son was a responsible soldier and would never have engaged in such activity with a loaded weapon.

"He was too responsible," said Ruggiero.

She also wishes McBride would tell her the truth.

"I still would like one on one for him to talk to me and tell me what happened in that room that night. He has never reached out to say he's sorry," said Ruggiero.

She said she doesn't feel that she got justice for her son but has to move forward, especially for her 15-year-old daughter, for whom this has been devastating.

On March 29, Ruggiero, her daughter and several other members of her family will travel to Fort Hood, Texas, to address the military court and give victim impact statements.

She said they will return home and try to move on with their lives with Matthew as a a proud memory.